Coaster-brake.



PATENTED FEB. 24, 1903.

' o. GLOVER. GOASTER BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1902.

No MODEL.

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UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES GLOVER, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

COASTER-BRAK E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,437, dated February 24, 1903.

Application filed June 24,1902.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES GLOVER, a-

citizen of the United States, residing at New Y tion of the brake'is such thatthe strains are evenly distributedl to the wheel bearings. The arrangement of the parts is such that great compactness is obtained,vall the room or space within the wheel-hub` being utilized to receive the operating elements without materially enlargingthe customary size of the hub. By arranging all of the parts within the wheel-hub they are effectively protected from dust and foreign particles such as tend A to impair the effective action of devices of this kind.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the hub of a wheel and the parts constituting my invention.v Fig. 2 is a crosssection on the line X X, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line Y Y, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line Z Z, Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of dierent details of construction. -Y Fig. 7 is an elevation of another detail of construction. Fig. 8 is an end View of the brake-shoes and the support therefor.

lis a Wheel-hub. 2 3 are antrifriction-balls providing bearings for each end of said hub 1.

4 is a gear or sprocket-wheel, which I shall term herein the driven 5 is an extension from the driver, that portion of said extension which extends into the hub being preferably in cross-section of angular shape.

6 represents antifriction-balls located between the driver and acone v71, which is mounted upon the axle 7. A portion of the extension from the driver 4 affords one of the semi No. 112.972. KNO model.)

` bearing-surfaces upon which the antifrictionballs -3 roll.

8 is a frame carrying pivoted pawls 9 lO, whichare so arranged that they may alter nately engage with the wheel-hub 1 or the brake-actuating mechanism.

11 is abrake-actuator loosely mounted upon the axle 7. The pawls 9 10 preferably have hooked extensions or projections 91 101,which are adapted to alternately engage the inner wall of the wheel-hub 1 and brake-actuator 11, respectively. teeth adjacent to the pawls 9, and the brakeactuator 11 also preferably has teeth adjacent to pawls 10. The teeth on the hub 1 and on the brake-actuator 1l are best seen in Figs.

4 and 6, respectively. The brake-actuator 11 y is provided with extensions 111 111.

12 12 are cams, preferably.double-acting, the same being pivotally mounted upon studs 121 121. The studs 121 may be fixed to the supporting-plate 14 hereinafter referred to, or they may be lixed tothe cams 12 1 2, as shown in the detail view. From thecams 12 extend levers 122 122, saidlevers normally resting against the projections 111 111 on the brake-actuator 11.

13 13 are brake-shoes, the ends of the same bearing'against the said cams 12 12.

14 is a supporting-plate having studs 15 15, which fit into notches in the brake-shoes 13 13, so as to prevent the brakeshoes from working around independently ofsaid plate 14.

16 16 are springs, the'ends of-each spring being received in notches in each of' said brake-shoes 13 13, while an intermediate portion of each of said springs bears against studs 15 l5 to normally retract andhold said brakeshoes in the position be'st indicated in Fig. 8, which represents the inactive position.

17 is a washer-plate, the external outline of which is slightly less than the internal diameter of the hub 1. This washer-plate is centrally perforated to permit the passageof that end of the brake-actuator constituting the extensions 111 111. The washer-plate 17 is perforated to receive the endof the studs 121 to hold the same, theopposite endof said studs being held in support 3. The supporting-plate 14, the studs 121, andthe plate 17 constitute what I shall term a brake-sup- The hub preferably has porting frame. As heretofore stated, the studs support the double-acting cams 12. The frame holding the hooked pawls 9 and 10 is capable of limited rotative action independently of the driver extensiomwhich operates to tilt the pawls 9 and 10 into engagement with the hub or the brake-actuator, respectively. This construction is shown and described in detail in my former patent, No. 696,036, and need therefore be only brieiiy referred to herein.

18 is a block near one end of the axle 7 and locked against rotation in any suitable manner. The block 18 may provide the cone upon which the antifriction-balls 2 run, and it also provides anI angular recess, as best seen in sectional view Fig. 1, to receive an extension 19 of the supporting-plate 14. This extension 19, projecting into a recess in the nonrotative member 18, prevents the brake-frame from rotating, and consequently the brakeshoes 13 13 are prevented from rotative movement.

The operation of the parts is substantially as follows: When the driver 4 is turned in a forwardly direction, the extension 5 revolves slightly in frame 8 and tilts the pawls 9, so as to throw the hooks 91 into engagement with the teeth on the hub 1, and then a continued forward movement of the driver 4 will be transmitted through the said pawls to the wheel-hub, which will be positively rotated in a forward direction along with the drum 4;

When the rider stops pedaling and the driver 4 is stopped, the pawls 9 are freed from the hub 1. The hub is then entirely disengaged, and if the vehicle is moving it may coast along uninterruptedly. When it is desired to apply the brake,a reverse movement is imparted to the driver 4, whereupon the extension 5 rotates slightly in the frame 8 and is brought to bear against the rear end of the pawls 10, causing the teeth 101 to project into the teeth on the brake-actuator 11. A continued rearward movement of the driver 4 rotates the brakeactuator l1, and the extensions 111, bearing against the levers 122, rock the cams 12, which in turn press the brake-shoes 13 13 apart, causing them to frictionally engage with the inner surface of the hub, offering a resistance to the advance thereof, and consequently checking the same. The degree of resistance depends entirely upon the force imparted to the brake-shoes from the driver 4. The brake may be applied so hard as to entirely stop the hub or so gently as to slightly resist its free movement. To release the brake, a slight advance of the driver 4 retracts the hook-from engagement with the brake-actuator, and the brake-shoes return to their normal inactive position under the influence of the springs 16 16.

From the foregoing it will be seen that practically the entire space within the wheel-hub is occupied by the mechanism by which the driver is connected or disconnected with in the lubrication of the coaster-brake mechanism, and that the necessity of providing movable external parts, with the sin gle exception of the brakeactuator,is entirely avoided. All of the parts are readily removable and in case of wear may be readily replaced by new ones. The paw] carrying frame and the brake-carrying frame being located end to end tend to support one another. The levers borne by the double-acting cams when retracted are stopped by the axle in its preferred form, and hence cannot swing back so far as to cause a displacement of the brake-actuator or any of the parts coacting therewith. By providing double-acting cams and a pair of brake-shoes the effective movement of the brake-shoes is twice as great as though only sin gle-acting cams were provided. The levers by which the cams are operated are located at the ends of the cams. Hence it is not necessary to project the brake-actuator extensions in between the cams, but merely in between the lever-arms. others facilitates a compactness of form hitherto unattained.

What I claim is- 1. In a coaster-brake, a wheelhub,bearings at the ends thereof, a plurality of brake-shoes located within said hub and between said bearings, means for moving said brake-shoes outwardly, a driver, an extension therefrom projecting into said hub, oppositely-arranged pawls operated by said extension, a frame pivotally carrying said pawls said frame having limited rotative movement relatively to said driver extension.

2. 1n acoaster-brake, a wheel-hub,bearings at the ends thereof, a plurality of brake-shoes located within said hub and between said bearings, means for moving said brake-shoes outwardly comprising cams located between said shoes, projections therefrom, a brakeactuator cooperating with the cam projections, a driver, a driver extension and means for alternately connecting said driver eXtension with the wheel-hub or said brake-actuator.

3. In a coaster-brake, a wheel-hub,bearings at the ends thereof, a brake-shoe located within said hub and between said bearings, a support for said brake-shoe preventing rotation of said shoe, a cam adjacent to said shoe, an extension from said cam, a brake-actuating device cooperating with said cam extension, a driver, a driver extension and means for alternately coupling said driver' extension with said brake-actuator or said hub.

This feature and IOO IIO

4. Inacoaste-brake,awheel-hnb,bearings driving means may be alternately coupled io at the ends thereof, abrake-shoe located Withwith the wheel-hub or the brake-actuator. in said hub and between said bearings, means Signed at New Britain, Connecticut, this to prevent rotary movement of said brake- .20th day of June, 1902.

5 shoe, a cam on said brake-shoe, a lever-arm extending from said cam, a brake-aetnator, CHARLES GLOVER' an extension from the end of said brake-ae- Witnesses: tuator cooperating with said cam extension, C, A. BLAIR,

a drivin g means and mechanism whereby said l C: L. IVES. 

